If you are like the majority of people, you surf the internet on
a shared computer. You might know already, but if you don't:
Everywhere that you go your computer is keeping record of;
leaving your finger tips all over the place for others to find.
There are a few quick and easy things that you can do to remove
these traces, without buying any software, that a lot of people
advertise.
Under normal settings your Internet browser is always storing
your browsing history, cached files of pages, and saved form
information. These are three easy places to get busted for your
past browsing habits. These things are all meant to make your
browsing experience quicker, and more convenient however they
can also become a nuisance when you don't want other people to
know where you are:
Cache is an actual stored copy of a web page that sits on your
local computer, so that your browser can load it rather than
always downloading pages from the Internet.
History is the browsers way of tracking where you have been both
in the address bar to help make future url input faster, but
also to help you retrace and find pages that you recently
visited.
Saved form information is a very handy tool that allows the
browser to remember what you enter into forms, to help speed it
up the next time that you use a form.
Removing Traces from Internet explorer - Open Internet Explorer
- Go to "Tools" - > "Internet Options" in the Menu Bar - Select
"Delete Files" - In the pop-up select "Delete all offline
content" - Next select "Clear History" - At the top select the
"Content" tab - Select "AutoComplete" - Select "Clear Forms"
(You might even want to turn it off altogether) - Your done -
Internet Explorer is clean!
Removing Traces from Mozilla Firefox - Open Mozilla Firefox - Go
to "Tools" - > "Options..." in the Menu Bar - Select "Privacy"
on the left hand side. - Clear "History" - Clear "Saved Form
Information" - Clear "Download Manager History" - Clear "Cache"
- * You might even want to clear your cookies, but note that
often times useful information such as remembered logins,etc are
stored here. - At your own Risk! - Done!
*Note Use at your own risk - These steps are to be used as a
guide, and have been proved effective under normal scenarios.
Paul Ryan is not responsible for any malfunction or any other
problems that occur from this tutorial. They have been tested
and work, but in case something goes funny with your current
configuration, he is not liable. --- You may copy this article
to use on your ezine provided that all links and biography
information is left in tact.
About the author:
Paul Ryan is the owner and operator of
smp search
engine. He is an expert in the industry, and enjoys cycling in
his spare time.
